The personal blog of Mark J Daniels, mostly about his new hobby playing with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

For as long as I can remember, people have complained about the price of a pint of beer. It’s as commonplace a discussion around the bar as the Great British Weather and if I had a pound for every time I’d heard somebody say “when the price of a pint reaches £2 I’ll stop drinking; when the price of a pint reaches £3 I’ll stop drinking; when the price of a pint reaches £4 I’ll stop drinking…” I’d be a wealthy man by now.

Today’s column was posted on the Huffington Post. Here’s the opening paragraph. If you haven’t signed the petition, read this piece and follow the links within:

For as long as I can remember, people have complained about the price of a pint of beer. It’s as commonplace a discussion around the bar as the Great British Weather and if I had a pound for every time I’d heard somebody say “when the price of a pint reaches £2 I’ll stop drinking; when the price of a pint reaches £3 I’ll stop drinking; when the price of a pint reaches £4 I’ll stop drinking…” I’d be a wealthy man by now.